This was not my favorite of the Zapata books I’ve read so far, but I’m still giving it four stars because Zapata can do no wrong. It took some time to get into the bulk of the story and there was just a tad too much inner monologue. I will also say that this one is definitely her slowest of slow burns. At one point I wasn’t even sure if we’d get any pages to see the MCs as a couple and when I finished, I wished there were a few more chapters of Rip and Luna. Even though I didn’t find it to be her best work, the book was written in a way that made even interaction feel organic and natural. I’m excited to see Lenny, Luna’s best friend, get her own book.

Perfect book if you’re into:
-Grumpy male hero’s
-Mechanic shop setting
-Workplace romance
-Family drama
-Age gap